A ukulele band.
Yeah, that's right, it's pretty hardcore. And to make it even more bad ass, our ukuleles looks like fruit (pineapple, kiwi, and watermelon to be exact) and we call ourselves The Fruity Ukuladies.
It doesn't get more hardcore than that.
Over the last couple of years, we've been putting up videos on YouTube, and slowly growing a fan base which we never expected to happen, considering how "serious" we took ourselves. We even managed to land a few local gigs through our YouTube channel for weddings and bridal showers which was even more unexpected. So imagine our greater surprise when Long & McQuade, Canada's largest chain of musical instrument retailers (and not-so-coincidentally, the store we all bought our ukes) got in touch with us to perform at an event they were hosting in Niagara Falls.
Ummm, yeah!
So on Friday, the Ukuladies (minus Watermelon Ukulady, sadly- for us- because she's currently in England for work) and my hubbie aka our roadie for the evening, took a bus down to the Falls. We were performing and staying (thanks L&M!) at the Marriott Fallsview Hotel. The event took place in one of the presidential suites and we were set up on the second floor loft looking over the main room. It was a really cool set-up and made us feel a bit less nervous about being the center of attention. And the view was amazing!
We performed a lot of songs we've covered on our Channel, like 8 Days A Week, Fat Bottomed Girls, and Single Ladies.
Yes, it is possible to make a Beyonce song sound pretty decent on the ukulele :)
Between and after our sets, we had a chance to meet some of the music teachers and enjoy the free wine and cheese. We even managed to hand out a few business cards which we made in a hurry earlier that day (and a big thank you to the woman at Staples who made them for free!!).
While talking to some of the organizers, we found out that the reason they heard of us was because one of the sons of Mr. Long (of Long & McQuade) was a fan and wanted us to perform. That was pretty much the icing on the cake for us and our heads were a little bit bigger after that. See - we even did a pretentious shot of us looking over the Falls.
And I learned two things that night:
1. The Marriott's new state-of-the-art elevator system SUCKS. Ask me why and I'll tell you.
2. TGI Fridays doesn't have specials on Fridays.
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